Ari Hait has the latest in the fatal shooting of a man by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer.

Ari Hait has the latest in the fatal shooting of a man by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer.

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Updated: 4:47 PM EDT Oct 21, 2015

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WEBVTT RAH JAI HAD ONLY BEEN WITH THEPALM BEACH COUNTY POLICEDEPARTMENT SINCE APRIL.ARI HAIT?Reporter: YOU STARTED THENEWSCAST BY SAYING THE POLICECHIEF FACED DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.BUT HE DECLINED TO ANSWER ALMOSTALL OF 'EM THEM.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE JUST AS MUCHINFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTINGAS WE DID THIS MORNING.WHAT HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAYMORNING ON THE OFF RAMP?WHAT LED TO THIS POLICE OFFICERSHOOTING AND KILLING CORY JONES,A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH NOCRIMINAL RECORD?YOU HEAR THAT YOUR GRANDSONIS DEAD.BEEN SHOT TO DEATH BY THE PEOPLEWHO ARE SUPPOSE ED TO PROTECTYOU.Reporter: LATE TUESDAYAFTEENOON THEY SPOKE ABOUT THEINCIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME.PEOPLE LISTENED ACROSS THECOUNTRY.BUT IF THEY EXPECTED ANSWERS,THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED.IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO SAYWE HAVE ALL THE FACTS ANDSPECULATE AS TO WHAT TOOK PLACEBASED ON UNON FIRMED ACCOUNTS.Reporter: CHIEF STAFFOFFERED LITTLE INFORMATIONSAYING HE NEED ED TO LET THEMCOMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION.HE RECAPPED HOW THE OFFICER ONDUTY BUT IN PLAIN CLOTHESESESAND AN UNMARK CAR APPROACHED THEVEHICLE THINKING IT WASABANDONED.AS THE OFFICER EXITED SE HISVEHICLE, HE WAS SUDDENLYCONFRONTED THE SUBJECT 12346789CHIEF SAID IT LED TO RAH JAIKILLING JONES.HE ALSO SAID THERE'S NO VIDEO OFTHE INCIDENT.POLICE DID RELEASE A PHOTOOF THEGUN THEY SAY JONES HAD.MR. JONES PURCHASED A HANDGUNTHREE DAYS BEFORE THE OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING.I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND IT.Reporter: JONES'S FAMILYWATCHED THAT NEWS CONFERENCEFROM THEIR CHURCH.HE CAN ONLY PLAY FOR A FAIRINFORMATION.I KNOW IF WE COVER ANOTHERMAN'S SIN, WE WON'T PROSPER.GOD'S GOING TO BRING TO JUSTICE.AND TAKE.Reporter: AND TAKE A LOOK ATTHIS, THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL SEEIF YOU TRY TO FIND THE POLICEDEPARTMENT ON FACEBOOK.THEY HAD TO DEACTIVATE THEIRPAGE BECAUSE THEY GOT SO MANYHOSTILE COMMENTS AND RACISTCOMMENTS.THEY SSY THIS WAS THEIR ONLYOPTION.I DID ASK CHIEF STAFF IF HE WASCONCERNED FOR HIS OFFICERSSAFETY.

Family, PBG police chief speak out about fatal shooting

Ari Hait has the latest in the fatal shooting of a man by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer.